Bulgaria's Burgas Airport celebrated its 95th anniversary on Monday. Air France's predecessor, Sidna, began construction on June 27, 1927. In 1941 the airport was nationalized.

On June 29, 1947, the Sofia-Burgas line was opened, which was flown for the first time by the Bulgarian passenger aircraft Junkers Ju 52/3m, and it became the first line of Bulgarian airlines of the then Directorate of Air Transport.

Burgas Airport is also unique because of another feature. It boasts the highest number of sunny days in all of Europe, earning it the nickname “The Black Sea's sunniest airport”. It has the fourth longest runway in the Balkans (3200 m) and is an important transport hub in south-eastern Europe with its numerous passenger and cargo flights.

On November 10, 2006, Burgas Airport, together with Varna Airport, received a 35-year concession from the German-Bulgarian company Fraport Twin Star Airport Management SA The concession includes investments totaling EUR 403 million, which have not yet been completed, including measures for ESG (environmental, social and governance) solutions.

The most successful year in terms of passenger numbers was undoubtedly 2018, when the airport handled a total of 3.255.568 passengers, and to date there is an active recovery in passenger traffic and aircraft movements after the pandemic that has hit air transport hard in recent years.

To date, hard work is underway to open more direct international flight connections, with Burgas Airport able to serve 2022 destinations in 77 countries by 26, and Wizz Air's summer base has recently reopened with aircraft flying to many of the 16 European destinations.